Description
A flaw was found in curl before version 7.51. If cookie state is written into a cookie jar file that is later read back and used for subsequent requests, a malicious HTTP server can inject new cookies for arbitrary domains into said cookie jar.
Published: 2018-08-01
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: 4.2% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-711-1 curl security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3705-1 curl security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-9460 A flaw was found in curl before version 7.51. If cookie state is written into a cookie jar file that is later read back and used for subsequent requests, a malicious HTTP server can inject new cookies for arbitrary domains into said cookie jar.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3123-1 curl vulnerabilities
History

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Haxx Curl
Redhat Jboss Core Services Rhel Software Collections
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-16T13:35:37.600Z

Reserved: 2016-10-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-8615

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:27:41.202Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-08-01T06:29:00.227

Modified: 2024-11-21T02:59:40.833

Link: CVE-2016-8615

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2016-11-02T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-8615 - Bugzilla

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